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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has been president since 2012, previously holding the position between 2000 and 2008.
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7 Oct 1952
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US President Donald Trump (left) receives German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in front of the White House on Thursday. Photo: dpa
Donald Trump

Trump tells Merz it might be better to let Ukraine, Russia ‘fight for a while’

US president says he shared his comparison of the conflict to a fight between young children in his call with Putin.

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Russia

Russia identifies, warns teachers over British Council ‘collaboration’

China-Russia relations

Russia moves again to join with China and India despite their trust issues

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Ukraine war

US officials: Ukraine damaged fewer Russian warplanes than claimed

US officials estimate around 10 Russian aircraft were destroyed in weekend drone attacks, but it was still highly significant.

A satellite image shows a destroyed TU-22 aircraft in the aftermath of a drone strike at the Belaya air base, Irkutsk region, Russia. Photo: Maxar Technologies via Reuters
Global South

Is China’s promise of a new world order a self-serving power play?

As Beijing pitches its multipolar vision, wary potential partners may recalculate their hedges rather than shift alliances, experts say.

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Ukraine war

Putin and Pope Leo discuss Ukraine war, as pontiff presses for peace

The Russian leader, however, claimed Kyiv was ‘betting on an escalation of the conflict and carrying out of acts of sabotage’ in his country.

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Ukraine war

In Trump call, Putin vows retaliation for Ukraine attacks on Russia airfields

The presidents also discussed the Middle East conflict and how Moscow could help deal with Iran and its nuclear programme.

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A satellite image shows destroyed aircraft in the aftermath of a drone strike at the Belaya air base in Russia’s Irkutsk region. Image: Maxar Technologies via Reuters
Ukraine war

Red lines drawn: Russia’s demands dim hopes for quick end to Ukraine war

Moscow’s maximalist conditions include territorial concessions and Ukraine neutrality, leaving little room for a swift resolution.

Ukraine war

Ukraine says it attacked Crimean Bridge, as Russia halts traffic

Kyiv’s agents detonated mines on underwater supports, targeting a key transport link between the annexed peninsula and the Russian mainland.

Ukraine war

Kremlin says Putin, Zelensky, and Trump meeting ‘unlikely’ after Istanbul talks

The Kremlin dismissed chances of the three leaders meeting soon, citing complex peace negotiations and awaiting Ukraine’s response to demands.

The Kremlin cooled any peace talk hopes between Vladimir, Volodymyr Zelensky, and Donald Trump. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Ukraine invited to Nato summit as peace talks make little headway

Trump ‘open’ to meeting leaders of Ukraine and Russia to push for a ceasefire.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Vilnius, Lithuania on Monday. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

Russia sets out punitive terms at peace talks with Ukraine

Two sides talk for barely an hour in Istanbul in their second round of direct negotiations since 2022.

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Ukraine war

Will Trump finally punish Putin as US senator pushes for sanctions bill?

Lindsey Graham’s ‘tough on Russia’ bill tests Trump’s stance and the measure could also rattle oil markets.

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Ukraine war

Russia alleges back-stabbing as Serbia’s arms reach Ukraine

Serbia’s position of neutrality questioned as Russia alleges secret arms shipments for Ukraine sent through intermediaries.

Ukrainian servicemen train for combat. Photo: Ukraine’s 65th Mechanised Brigade via AP
Japan

Putin meets Abe’s widow, says ex-Japan PM strived for peace treaty

‘Your husband did a great deal for the development of Russian-Japanese relations,’ the Kremlin chief told Akie Abe.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) welcomes Akie Abe at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 29. Photo: EPA-EFE/Sputnik
Ukraine war

Trump says he’s delaying new Russia sanctions to keep Ukraine talks alive

The US president says he will ‘let you know in about two weeks’ if Putin is actually interested in a peace deal.

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Ukraine war

Germany to help Ukraine build long-range missiles to strike deep inside Russia

The weapons will have no range restrictions, allowing Kyiv to defend itself against ‘military targets outside its own territory’, Merz says.

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Ukraine war

US and Russia row as Moscow masses 50,000 troops near Ukrainian region

Ukraine-Russian war intensifying as Trump warns Putin he is ‘playing with fire’.

Ukrainians fire a howitzer towards Russian troops in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Trump says Putin ‘playing with fire’ as he weighs sanctions over Ukraine war

The US president says ‘really bad things’ would already have happened to Russia if not for him, as he shows frustration with stalled talks.

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Asean

‘Concerned’ Asean leaders fail to issue fresh condemnation of Myanmar’s junta

Southeast Asia’s leaders reaffirm the bloc’s backing of a so-called five-point consensus as a road map for resolving Myanmar’s crisis.

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China-North Korea relations

Opinion | Restraint, retreat, defiance: why Kim Jong-un missed Russia’s Victory Day parade

The North Korean leader’s move signalled restraint to Beijing while balancing its expanding military cooperation with Moscow.

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Instead of travelling to Moscow for the Victory Day parade on May 9, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gave a speech at the Russian embassy in Pyongyang. Photo: dpa
Ukraine war

Russia warns Germany over signal on long-range weapons for Ukraine

Germany’s chancellor said there were no more range restrictions on weapons supplied to Kyiv.

Ukrainian forces fire a German-supplied Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzer in 2023. File photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Russia planning new Ukraine offensive after record drone strikes, Zelensky says

Russia fired 355 drones including decoys between Sunday night and early Monday, in the largest drone attack of the invasion.

Ukraine war

Trump says Putin has ‘gone absolutely crazy’, warns of Russia’s ‘downfall’

US President Donald Trump sharply criticised escalating Russian attacks on Ukraine, threatening further sanctions.

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Ukraine war

Russia, Ukraine complete prisoner swap after Moscow launches aerial assault

Russia’s Defence Ministry said each side exchanged 303 soldiers. Hours earlier, at least 12 people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine.

Ukrainian prisoner of war Viktor embraces his daughter Milana and wife Iryna as he returns after a prisoner swap in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Europe may buy more US arms for Ukraine as Trump’s impatience grows

Sending American weapons to Ukraine would help it deter Russia’s advance and might put pressure on Putin to get serious about a ceasefire.

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A serviceman attends training at a shooting range in Ukraine’s Kharkiv on May 24. Photo: EPA-EFE
China-Russia relations

Opinion | China and Russia should help contain North Korea, not side with it

The world needs a new cooperative framework capable of pre-empting crises and deterring conflicts with the US, China and Russia at the helm.

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Ukraine war

Russian drones and missiles hit Ukraine hours after first major prisoner swap

Each country released 390 prisoners on Friday and said they would free more in the coming days.

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